Kevin Thelwell has lifted the lid on the extent of his role at Everton away from the men's first team.
The director of football was appointed on Merseyside towards the end of February and has been hard at work already in recent weeks in his new position. Working together with Frank Lampard and the rest of the recruitment team, a big part of his job in the near future will concern transfers around the senior men's setup.
However, that's not the full extent of his role. Thewell has also made himself known at academy level, with the backroom team and with the women's sides as he gets to grips with all aspects of the club he has joined - making sure that everyone can move forwards together in the right manner.
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Speaking to former Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard last week, the director of football gave an overview of what he has been doing away from the men's first team. And, he included a brief explanation of the two principles he wants to bring into any club he works for, with the Blues being no different.
Thelwell remarked: "The director of football job description here is broad, so it's very much about supporting the first team of course but then supporting all of the other departments that help us try and win.
"So performance analysis, sports science, medical services, academy, women and girls - almost helping to work through all those departments and helping them be the very best they can be.
"I've always seen that as being a very important and integral part of the role. The role is not just about today, that's a very important and fundamental part of course, but it's also about safeguarding the future - about tomorrow.
"The only way in which you do that is to make sure you collaborate with a lot of people and build this wider vision of what we want to try and achieve at the football club.
"In all the roles I've worked in, and Everton is certainly no different, I've always worked on two pipelines. Performance, what we do today to make sure what everybody sees is as strong as it can be - but also preparing for tomorrow with a pathway for young players.
"I think any top football club is built on that sort of foundation. I don't get any sleep, Tim. No sleep!"
